Releasing prisoner without proper authority; drinking or using drugs with prisoner. — Alaska Code § 26.05.785
Alaska Code § 26.05.785 — Releasing prisoner without proper authority; drinking or using drugs with prisoner.. Reproduced from the official Alaska Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 26.05.785. Releasing prisoner without proper authority; drinking or using drugs with prisoner.
(a) A member of the militia who, without proper authority, releases a prisoner committed to the member's charge or, through neglect or design, suffers a prisoner to escape may be punished by up to one year of confinement, by separation with characterization up to dishonorable discharge, and by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
(b) A member of the militia who unlawfully drinks an alcoholic beverage with a prisoner or unlawfully uses a drug with a prisoner may be punished by up to one year of confinement, by separation with characterization up to dishonorable discharge, and by such other punishment as a court-marshal may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Alaska Statutes § 26.05.785
- Jurisdiction: Alaska
- Code: Alaska Statutes
- Subject: Releasing prisoner without proper authority; drinking or using drugs with prisoner.
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